Tom Randall

Neil Gresham explains the often-baffling British grading system—and why the “eGrader” app can keep it afloat. 

The story so far of Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker's journey to send The Recovery Drink (5.14c) in Jøssingfjord, Norway.

5.12 climbers generally share certain strengths and skills that aspirants to the grade often need to consciously train.

These three hangboarding exercises work strength, endurance, and injury prevention, and can be adapted for climbers of all levels.

The author, a V3/V4 climber, tries to break out of a multi-year plateau by signing up for a training program.

Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker have completed what the former called “one of the best bits of crack climbing” of his entire life. The climb is slated to appear in Reel Rock 16.

Didier Berthod is a crack climbing legend and was an inspiration to us and many back in the early 2000s.

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Tom Randall and Lattice Training are here to help you fix your training problems just in time to send your next project!

In this video, Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker tie a hand crack to a car to find out.

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Finding—much less sending—the hardest crack in the world isn’t easy. Then add in the hazards of spiders, scorpions, and snakes.

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Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall, Sheffield, England

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